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Lou Gehrig

Lou Gehrig

#2 RANKED AT POSITION
1923—1939
First Base
BORN
June 19, 1903, in New York, NY
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 200
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
.340
BATTING AVERAGE
2164
GAMES
113.8
WAR
.447
ON-BASE PCT
1888
RUNS
67.6
WAR7
.632
SLUGGING
2721
HITS
31.6
WAR3
1.080
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
493
HOME RUNS
8.5
WAR PER SEASON
Played all those games in a row, tragically succumbed to rare disease.
Hall of Fame
7 -TIME
ALL-STAR
Yankees
ALL-TIME TEAM
1927-28, 1932, 1936-39
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Gehrig
113.8
67.6
47.2
31.6
90.7
8.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
61.0
42.1
30.8
21.0
51.6
4.7

Where Does Lou Gehrig Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
2
1
1
1
1
1
EGG RANKING
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison